At the same time, he added that Russia does not need anything from the West.

“We want to be left alone.

But NATO, for its part, with maniacal persistence, consistently crawled up to the Russian borders, ”RIA Novosti quotes Ryabkov.

The diplomat added that Russia has repeatedly made it clear that it will not offend the Russian people and will take action if the West and the United States continue to turn Kyiv against Moscow.

Earlier, Sergei Ryabkov said that the cynical game with the supply of weapons to Kyiv will end badly for those who play it.

He also called the US statement about the supply of tanks to Ukraine paradoxical.